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VictorMortimer said:

The EU needs to take the gloves off.  Apple is obviously not serious about complying, it's time to hit them with the daily billion dollar fines until they end the nonsense and just allow normal software installation on iDevices.  There is ZERO reason Apple should have ANY control over what users install on their own iPhones.

I don't care if Apple charges a 95% commission in their app store.  But we should be able to install software from ANYWHERE ELSE without paying them a penny or saying "mommy may I" first.  I should be able to go to Github, download a .ipa, and install it.

That's like saying an auto maker should have no say what liquids you put in your gas tank... but then also try to force them to make your car run on urine simply because you don't want to be forced to use gasoline.

There are major costs associated with SW and I'm afraid of how IOS, Xcode, App Store and all those advancements we see each year at WWDC could hurt users if companies like Epic and Spotify keep making all the rules.

tenfingers said:

They had one job. They have been too focused on extracting more money out of users. I’m really hoping the new Apple password manager removes any need for a 3rd party app. 

If you're used to a robot password manager then Apple's solution doesn't cut it. It does have a basic password suggestion and at least orders an OTP field, but that's it. It also has a basic feature to detect weak passwords but it's not in the same ballpark as 1Password's Watchtower feature.

It's certainly nicer than Keychain for the average user, but that's about it for benefits at this stage.

prof said:

I've started to switch from 1Password/Dropbox to Bitwarden with a selfhosted server. The latter is a lot clunkier and way less refined, even the 1Password data import is total shite, but at least I've regained full control over the solution.

This notion that 1Password no longer allows you to sync in the ways you had previously comes up every time 1Password is mentioned. Is simply offering an optional subscription really that offensive to people? I now use it because of the added benefit of being able to share certain vaults with the dozen people on my Family Plan for $1 per month per user, but, again, that's an option. I also use one of the "old" ways shown below for my personal vault.

So why did you choose to move from a self-hosted server with 1Password to a self-hosted server with Bitwarden?

AppleInsider said:

In a security post, 1Password has revealed the exact details of the vulnerability, and which application versions are susceptible to attacks.

According to the company, all versions of 1Password for Mac before version 8.10.36 (July 2024) are vulnerable to the exploit. Thankfully, the issue can be resolved with relative ease by updating the 1Password application to version 8.10.36, which has already been made available.

According to this company, this only affects iPassword 8 for Mac. That is an important distinction over the AI article. As someone who is still on version 9 because of all the missing features and wonky way of working in version 8 you had me scared that I was going to need to make a choice between security or utility. In that case I'm probably going to switch to a different solution because 1Password 8 for Mac sucks balls.

I'm all for this change. Users need to be aware that unsigned SW is potentially more of a security issue so having the user make more qualified additional steps to run it the first time is not a bad idea. I would've implemented this many years ago, personally.